Mop



P. H. SIMON July 29, 1924.

MDP

Filed Jan. 2. 1924" Patented July 29, 1924.

PHILIP H. SIMON, 0F HUNTINGTON, INDIANA.

MOP.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP H. SIMON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Huntington, in the county of Huntington and State of Indiana,

I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in mops and it is the principal object of such invention to provide a novel construction and association of parts, in which a rotatable hand grip at the rear end of the mop handle, effects gripping or releasing of the mop cloth or the like between stationary and movable jaws of the mop head.

Another aim of the invention is to provide a mop in which the head, handle and jaw-adjusting means may all be formed of metal if desired.

I/Vith the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly in section showing a mop constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view as indicated by line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section as 4indicated by line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view on line 4`4 of Fig. 3.

In the drawing above brieiiy described, the numeral 1 designates an elongated tubular handle which is preferably formed of metal. Secured at its center to the front end of this handle, I have shown a cross bar 2, the connection between said bar and handle being preferably effected by threading the latter into an opening 3 in the former. Spaced in front of the bar 2, I have shown a second bar 4 which constitutes a stationary mop clamping jaw, said jaw being rigidly secured at its ends to a pair of spacing and guide pins 5 which are in turn secured to the ends of the cross bar 2. The connections between the pins 5 and the bars 2 and 4, are preferably established by passing reduced ends of said pins through openhave invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Mops; and

ings in said barsi'and A movable jaw-forming bar 7 has been` shown between the bars 2 and 4, the ends of said bar 7 being formed with openings 8 through which the pins 5 pass loosely, so that said bar may move freely toward and from the stationary bar 4, for the purpose of clamping a mop cloth or the like 9, between thetwo.

Extending longitudinally through the handle 1 and bearing at its front end upon the bar 7, I have shown'an operating rod 10 whose rear end is connected at 11 to the rear end of a tubular hand-grip 12 which at 14 is threaded adjustably upon the rear end of the handle 1. In the preferred form of construction, the major portion of the hand-grip 12 is formed of a short length of pipe and its rear end is constituted by an ordinary screw cap 15. The connection 11 between this cap and the rod 10 may well be formed by passing the reduced end of the rod through the cap and upsetting it, as shown.

It will be seen that by turning the hand grip 12 in one direction, said grip and the rod 10 will bodily move away from the stationary bar 4, permitting the movable bar 7 to recede from said bar 4, so that a mop cloth or the like may be positioned between the two. Then, rotation of the hand grip 12 in the other direction, will cause the rod 10 to force bar 7 toward the bar 4, thus tightly clamping the mop element in place. The device is simple and inexpensive, yet is very desirable as it effectively holds the mop cloth or other mop element, may be used either side up and the hand grip 12 is always accessible for clamping or releasing the mop element, in a convenient manner.

As excellent results have been obtained from the details disclosed, they are preferably followed, but within the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous minor changes may be made.

I claim:

1. AY mop comprising a tubular handle, a hand-grip having a threaded connection with the rear end of said handle for movement along the same when rotated, a rod extending longitudinally through said handle and connected to said hand-grip for movement bodily therewith, and mop cloth gripping means carried by the front end of said handle and operatively associated with the front end of said rod to be actuated thereby.

2. A mop comprising` a tubular handle, a hand-grip having a threaded connection with the rear end off said handle for -inoveinentalong the saine when rotated, a rod extending longitudinally through said handle and connected to said hand-grip for movement bodily therewith, a cross bar secured at its center to the front end of said handle, rigid pins extending forwardly from the ends of said bar, a mop cloth clamping bar secured Yat its ends to said pins, and a movable mop cloth clamping bar having its ends slidable along said pins, Vthe Yfront end of said rod being in engagement with the center of said movable bar.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto a'fxed lny signature.

, PHILIP H. SIMON. 

